League Supports S. 2611 (Article) 4/22/2016 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of S. 2611, the Federal Election Administration Act of 2016.
155 Countries to Sign Paris Agreement on Earth Day (Blog) 4/21/2016 On Earth day, world leaders will gather at the United Nations to sign the agreement put together during the UN Climate Conference in Paris. The historic agreement signaled the commitment to fight…
League Opposes H.R. 4775 (Legal Document) 4/18/2016 The League joined a letter opposing H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act.
Help Us Recognize a Local League that Effectively Engaged their Community (Blog) 4/15/2016 The Effective Community Engagement award will reward innovative democracy-building programs that prioritized successful recruitment and engagement of strategic partners and/or new volunteers,…
Federal Election Commission Must Be Restructured (Press Release) 4/14/2016 “Big money, secret money, is taking over our elections while the FEC sits on its hands. It is time for a change – a big change,” said President MacNamara.
Updating the Presidential Public Financing System is Key to Removing Big Money from Politics (Blog) 4/12/2016 For 25 years the presidential public financing system, which has put value on small donors in our electoral process, has served the nation well. Unfortunately, Congress failed to modernize the system…
Supreme Court’s Evenwel Decision Reaffirms Total Population as Basis for Redistricting (Press Release) 4/4/2016 “This is an 8-0 decision that reinforces basic constitutional principles and previous holdings by the Supreme Court. This is a big win," said President MacNamara.
League Sends Letter of Support on Title X to House and Senate (Legal Document) 3/30/2016 The League joined with 61 other health care and reproductive rights organizations in support of $327 million in funding for the Title X Family Planning program in a letter to House and Senate…
On the Affordable Care Act’s Anniversary, Another Supreme Court Challenge (Blog) 3/18/2016 On the sixth anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in the case of Zubik v. Burwell, which challenges the health care law's…
League Opposes BRICK Act in U.S. House (Legal Document) 3/3/2016 The League joined environmental partners in opposing the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016, or BRICK Act (H.R. 4557).